Mastodon for Apple II (][+, //c, IIe, and IIgs)
A Mastodon client for the Apple 2
Proposal: Difficulty Penalty for New Hash Rate to Enhance Monero’s 51% Attack Resistance
Hi all, First, an encouragement: I just added another 40kH/s to p2.pool mini. I
have been following Monero for some time, since around 2017, but usually keep to
myself. Iâve just a couple of days ago had an idea thoug…
Flock Says Its Cameras Worked 'Correctly' When Police Tracked and Ambushed Me for No Reason
Flock says its AI-powered surveillance cameras need humans in the loop to input target license plates correctly and verify its alerts.
An Apple fan says they lost '20 years of digital life' after using an Apple gift card
A developer’s Apple Account got banned after they used a compromised gift card, locking away their digital life.
FOSS and computing freedom advocate @sleepyowl (Joyce Ng) has gone missing
Kind and cherished FOSS and computing freedom advocate @sleepyowl@chaos.social (Joyce Ng) has gone missing and there is reason to fear she may have been apprehended by authorities, possibly likely even for being framed.…
The iPhone explains 33–52% of fertility decline among women aged 15–44
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professi…
Broken speaker? Finicky zipper? Anticonsumerist Repair Cafes urge you to fix it instead of pitch it
Repair Cafes are part of a new brand of anticonsumerism. The cafes and other efforts try to offer an alternative to mass-produced, disposable goods that have dominated the economy for the last half-century.
Capitalist induced Downfall of the Lord of the Rings
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Apache Commons – Apache Commons
Apache Commons is an Apache project focused on all aspects of reusable Java components.
New 'physics shortcut' lets laptops tackle quantum problems once reserved for supercomputers and AI
Physicists have transformed a decades-old technique for simplifying quantum equations into a reusable, user-friendly "conversion table" that works on a laptop and returns results within hours.
TIL it takes roughly 600 to 800 grapes to make a standard bottle of wine
FUN FACT!! Did you know that it takes 600-800 grapes to make a bottle of wine? Wine grapes can vary … Read More
Thousands of Google workers demand layoff protections amid AI boom in petition to CEO
The petition to Sundar Pichai, the CEO, included more than 4,500 signatures and included calls for buyout options
How Cops Use Flock to Track People, Not Cars
<blockquote><br /><strong><em>Cops have used Flock's FreeForm search feature to look for people with tattoos and wearing specific sport shirts, and searches sometimes incl...
Self-Host Weekly #151: Figgy Pudding
Backing up Spotify, a modern take on recipes, and strange software names
Retrofuturism: how hope turned to dread
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In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet
Thirty years later, JavaScript is the glue that holds the interactive web together, warts and all.
AI Slop is Killing Online Communities
06 May 2026 by · Rant, AI at https://rmoff.net/2026/05/06/ai-slop-is-killing-online-communities/
First Western Digital, now Sony: The tech giant suspends SD card sales
The global memory shortage due to rapid AI data center expansion is hitting everyone, even the biggest tech companies in the world.
WorldCoin's newest pitch: Scan your eyeballs to prove AI agents really represent you
Sam Altman has cooked up a plan to make his cryptocurrency/identity/eyeball-scanning-orb venture more useful by – you guessed it – adding agentic AI to the mix. Now the technology behind it will be used to identify the …
Tracking users with favicons, even in incognito mode
⚠️ Browser fingerprinting via favicon! Contribute to jonasstrehle/supercookie development by creating an account on GitHub.
Do you like (AI) clocks?
The current time as rendered by 9 different AI models. By Brian Moore.
An alternate universe where Jurassic Park is real and HBO made a documentary about it.
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By 2030, AI's water use will match the needs of 1.3 billion people while its power use triples that of 650 million, UN University investiga…
By 2030, AI's water use will match the needs of 1.3 billion people while its power use triples that of 650 million, UN University investigation warns
Windows 11’s 2025 problems are getting impossible to ignore
Windows 11 is having its worst year yet, with nonstop bugs, broken updates, and unwanted features pushing users to the breaking point.
Chinese startup Moonshot AI unveils Kimi model it says rivals OpenAI, Anthropic
It's the latest AI model from China to close the performance gap with leading U.S. AI labs.
Dell and Lenovo may limit mid-range laptops to 8GB DDR5 RAM in response to rising memory prices
With DDR5 RAM prices skyrocketing, some mid-range laptops could soon ship with budget-level specs. TrendForce expects companies like Dell and Lenovo to stock more notebooks with 8GB of memory. These reasonably priced op…
AI-generated code contains more bugs and errors than human output
AI-generated code produces 1.7x more issues than human code
The Algorithm Finally Works For You
Whether That’s Good Remains To Be Seen
Cloudflare Tunnel: proxy-dns Command Removal 2026 | What are some nice alternatives to encrypted DNS?
Learn about the removal of the cloudflared proxy-dns command in Cloudflare Tunnel, effective February 2, 2026. Stay updated on migration steps and alternatives. Visit https:mwpro.co.uk for more details.
Cool coool, the Chinese have Read Fahrenheit 451: "Wolf Pack" Robot Dog Drones can be Equipped with Grenade Launchers and Machine Guns for …
These drone wolf packs are designed for urban combat and help Chinese soldiers clear areas without risking themselves.
Engineer turns disposable vape pen into a working web server
Engineer Bogdan Ionescu repurposed a discarded vape into a web server, showing how e-waste holds hidden potential far beyond its nicotine lifespan.
Microsoft is letting you kill Bing in Windows 11 Search, after years of forcing it on every PC
Microsoft is testing a new Windows 11 Search toggle that disables Bing, MSN, and Microsoft Store results, ending years of forced web results.
The Complete Guide to Self-Hosting: From Hardware to Nextcloud
Ready for Self-Hosting? Our ultimate guide teaches you to reclaim data privacy & ditch costly subscriptions. Learn to build a personal cloud!
Memory Makers Expect Shortages to End in Late 2028, Could Pause Expansion Plans
Memory manufacturers are forecasting that memory shortages will persist until the end of 2028, when the supply chain balance is expected to be restored and memory will once again reach its commodity status. However, acc…
NVIDIA and AMD GPU Prices Projected to Surge in Q1 2026
Philippines — Leading graphics card manufacturers NVIDIA and AMD are set to implement significant price increases starting in the first quarter of 2026,
Password strength explained
I try to explain how attackers would guess your password, should they get their hands on your encrypted data. There are some thoughts on the strength of real-world passwords and suggestions for your new password.
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam - Official Gameplay Trailer
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Warnings About Retrobright Damaging Plastics After 10 Year Test
Within the retro computing community there exists a lot of controversy about so-called ‘retrobrighting’, which involves methods that seeks to reverse the yellowing that many plastics su…
Wikimedia UK and the Online Safety Act: A deep dive into the story so far
By Lucy Crompton-Reid | With a decision on whether or not Wikipedia will be considered a category 1 service under … Continue reading "Wikimedia UK and the Online Safety Act: A deep dive into the story so far"
This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again
“It was extremely difficult,” IgniteTech CEO Eric Vaughan tells Fortune. “But changing minds was harder than adding skills.”
Millions of students' personal data stolen in major education breach
ShinyHunters claims it stole personal data from 275 million users on Instructure’s Canvas platform across schools and education providers.
How Monster Sound Effects Are Made For Movies
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Redditors Are Celebrating the Cutting Down of Flock Surveillance Towers With Based Memes
"Even a single grain of rice can tip the scales."
Utilizing Stereotypes to their Advantage - But I'm a Cheerleader Analysis
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Pebble Round 2 Announced
Pebble Round 2 - The Most Stylish Pebble Ever
Anthropic Says We Must Stop Authoritarian AI. But What About Its Authoritarian Investors?
Anthropic wants to keep AI away from repressive regimes. But what about its part-owner, the repressive dictatorship of Abu Dhabi?
There’s so much stolen data in the world, South Korea will require face scans to buy a SIM
: SK Telecom's epic infosec fail will cost it another $1.5 billion
Stepping Away from Streaming with the Snowsky Echo Digital Audio Player
I’ve already spent some time stepping away from streaming with another digital audio player, but the Snowsky Echo sits in a slightly different space. Where something like the Innioasis Y1 leans heavily into affordable n…
The devout Muslim making a living from Islamophobic AI slop — A content creator in Pakistan is earning money from viral videos that stir up…
A content creator in Pakistan is earning money from viral videos that stir up hate in UK